On Saturday comes a new opportunity to change the way we interact with the planet.
The Organization United Nations (UN) devotes World Environment Day to biodiversity. With the motto " Many species, a planet, a future " is a reminder that the human is the only species that continues to grow among the two million who are known and five to one hundred million is estimated to may exist on our planet. More than 17,000 species are threatened with extinction and unfortunately countless disappear before they ever met. The
World Environment Day , The Confederation of Consumers and Users (CECU) offered to consumers:
10 ideas to make responsible drinking a way of life:
- Consume responsibly: before you buy, consider whether you really need it.
- The four 'R' : must reduce, reuse , repair and recycle products. Save
- paper: make a list of disposable paper products you use regularly and see if you can reduce consumption (napkins, scarves ...). Save
- water: every English consume twice as much water as the world average. Save
- energy : buy energy efficient appliances, light bulbs used low power to continue living as we do in the West would need the resources of more than five planets like ours. Less
- pollution: if you can save a car trip, do it. Use public transportation or bicycle, and recalls that the train is more environmentally friendly transport.
- Sustainable Food : read the labels and consume healthy products, native and seasonal. Come to organic products and fair trade. Demands
- information: reject products that do not provide the information you need to choose responsibly.
- Education in environment: is necessary to inculcate future generations the need to preserve the natural environment. Change
- consumption model: less is more.
Source: www.cecu.es
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